Eastern Star Chapter installs officers for 1957 58
With the motto Faith and Tolerance the Bluefield Chapter No. 66 of the Order of the Eastern Star installed its officers for the 1957 58 year. Front row reads R L McCoy Edna McCoy associate patron and matron Mildred Maynor Earl Maynor worthy patron and matron Barbara Aguirre Warder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Order of the Eastern Star
R. L. McCoy
Edna McCoy
Mildred Maynor
Earl Maynor
Barbara Aguirre
DAR Meeting Highlights Local Music Education Talk
The John Chapman chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met at Mrs. Kell's home with forty members and guests. Mrs. Otis Biven was introduced. Miss Tempe Osborne spoke on American music history and its roots, noting influences from the South, Indians, cowboys, and early New England settlers. Miss Mary Lou Roach performed three solos with Miss Virginia Bates as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman
Daughters of the American Revolution
8. J. Kell
E. E. Thacker, Sr
O. W. Framer
Harold Altizer Ases
R. 8. Kerfoot
Otis Biven
E. L. Gage
B. E. Bates
Tempe Osborne
Bluefield
Miss Osborne
America
New England
Mary Lou Roach
Virginia Bates
Kerfoot
Bible School at Raven Va Closes Today
Daily Vacation Bible School at Raven Methodist Church ends today after a weeklong session begun Monday June 2. Morning sessions run 9:30 to noon with a noon picnic for church members and students. program listed for Sunday at ten oclock.
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Bible School
Raven
Raven Methodist Church
Madeline Harris
Bert Reedy
Ruth Hinkle
A. W. Horton, Jr
Ebb Lane
William Meade
Alice Casey
Herber Boyd
Gratten Webb
Peggy Nicewander
Roy Reedy
Ae Jamison
Shelby E
Any Ross
Wiliam Meatie
Judy
Local Poff and Area Visits Highlight Pearisburg News
Pearisburg notes show Mr and Mrs Herman Poff visiting Bluefield while Mr and Mrs ee Poff plan to return to Switchback to settle in. Miss (name unreadable) returns to Virginia after a short visit with parents in Switchback. Mrs Rissie Tackett visits daughter Mrs Walter Pauley in Lynchburg. Mrs Dewey Adams and Mrs John Kegley visit Eva Greene and Miss June Adams in Roanoke. Miss June Crigger returns from two week vacation with Mr and Mrs Richard Spivey of English. Miss Wilma Yates returns to New Jersey where she previously worked. Mrs Virgil Crawford visits daughter Mrs Ray Conners in Switchback. Mrs Marcella Tabor visits Howard Hanes, patient at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg.
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Pearisburg
Herman Poff
Bluefield
Ee Poff
Bob Johnson
Switchback
Chicago
Miss
En Va
Onael
Dewey
Rissie Tackett
Walter Pauley
Lynchburg, Va
Dewey Adams
John Kegley
Roanoke
Eva Greene
June Adams
June Crigger
Richard Spivey
Wilma Yates
New Jersey
Virgil Crawford
Ray Conners
Switch- Cx
Marcella Tabor
Howard Hanes
Giles Memorial Hospital
James R Allen to spend three weeks in Virginia
James Ronnie Allen son of Mr and Mrs Ulmer Allen of Poca hontas Virginia Beach Virg inia will spend three weeks on vacation in Norfolk and visit the Jamestown Festival making a brief local personals note
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James Ronnie Allen
Ulmer Allen
Pocahontas, Va
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Saltville Briefs Local visits and family visits noted
Numerous short notes record visits across the region. Will Terry of Corn Valley stayed with relatives, Connie Kestner visited Jane Widner, and Davis town residents visited at Helton and Puckett farms. Other entries mention family visits from Allison Gap, Jones Bridge, Quarry, Bristol, Bluefield, and Abbs Valley with various relatives.
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Saltville
Dewey Snead
Will Terry
Corn Valley
Russell County
Virginia
Connie Kestner
Jane Widner
Jones Chapel School
Bill Sparr Montgomery
Marvin
Ronnie
Davistown
J. R. Helton
Linda Woodward
Otis M. Helton
Oma Umbarger
Anna Mae Lurber
James Rowe
W. M. Puckett
W. B. Johnson
George Terry
Wayne
Allison Gap
Jack Kestner
Bonnie
Jones Bridge
Ployd Poston Farm
T. Davis
Jesse R. Helton
Cora Henderson
Arthur
Quarry
Leslie Keith
Bristol
Tenn
Margaret Elkins
Dona Sue Horton
Bluefield
Shelma Blaine Maines
B. G. Maines
Ruby Jones
Ossie Jones
J. W. Searberry
Clayton Scarberry
Abbs Valley
Tom Lambert
Mrs Heller Discharged From Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs Arthur Heller discharged from Bluefield Sanitarium after treatment and is now at home on Mulberry Street.
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Arthur Heller
Bluefield
Informal Gardens Talk At Pink Dogwood Garden Club
The Pink Dogwood Garden Club met at 2017 Wythe Avenue with Mrs. J. M. Studebaker hosting and Mrs. Van W. Martin co hostess. Mrs. Roy S. Thompson spoke on informal gardens, linking them to friendship and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dogwood Garden Club
J. M. Studebaker
Wythe Avenue
van W. Martin
Bovenizer
Bonham
Dorothy Riely
David Steiner
State Golf Association Convenes At Greenbrier
The Woman's State Golf Association meets at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs with women qualifying on Wednesday July 3. Local attendees include Edith Porter Myrt Williams Mina Rish Natalie St Clair Eunice Gross Eloise White Florence Anderson Jane Goodykoontz and Nancy Sasser. A terrace cocktail party hosted by the men precedes a ladies party on Saturday with awards and a championship flight playoff Sunday. The group counts twenty eight country clubs as members.
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Woman's State Golf Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Herbert A. Porter
Bramwell
Aesruiawvu
Billie T. Williams Jr
Edith Porter
Bluefield
Myrt Williams
Mina Rish
Natalie St. Clair
Eunice Gross
Eloise White
Florence Anderson
Jessee Taylor
Jane Goodykoontz
Jewell Stowers
Margaret Elliot
Princeton
Nancy Sasser
Priday
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Linda Mills
Caroline Ewing
Janice Hanson
Jacqueline Mariotti
Phillips
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Mamie Long
Willie Maxwell
Martha
Mary DeVault
Dorothy Cramer
Ruth
Louise Yost
Electa
Beatrice Foley
S. L. Tickle
Sentinel
Nancy Carter
Hazel Aker
Amanda Montgomery
Adah
Marie Wood
Esther
Roxie Boyd
S. J. Kell
Ling Co
Fon
Nyt
Bland ST
Bluefield, W. Va
Fantastic Savings
Pearisburg Briefs
Saltville Briefs
Britannica
Mademoiselle
Bland ST. Bluefield, W. VA
Joseph Joubert
Bradley's
du Barry
Hankln's
Commerce St
Mrs. Peery
Angrist’s
Princeton Ave
Mills Super Market
Red Cross
Blueshoe CO
Roy Phillips
Queen Alae Tae
State Golf Association
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Myrtle Beach, S. C
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Ammar Brothers Department
Princeton Amie
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